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THE EVENING STAR,
With Sunday Morulas HIHmi,
VA8BZHSTON, D. C.
VBXDAY February 17, 1922
THSOSOBE W. NOTES. Editor i
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Facts and Figures.
The fine achievement of the District
street-cleaning department in the mat
ter of opening the streets of Washing
ton to traffic following the snowstorm
of day before yesterday has been recog
nized and appreciated by the com
munity. The department conclusively
demonstrated that the lesson learned
during the blizzard of January 28 had
been assimilated. A definite and prac
tical plan had been evolved which was
promptly put into effect when occasion
arose. There was somebody delegated
to the duty of notifying the proper
official when a given amount of snow
had fallen. The snow-clearing appara
tus of the department was mobilised,
ready for the emergency. At word of
command It moved smoothly about lta
well planned duties.
- In approximately twenty-four hours,
Working the apparatus available
(four motor trucks equipped with
plows and twelve horse-drairn graders)
without respite, about 300 miles of Dis
trict roads were opened to traffic. Of
these the motor-truck plows cleared
210 miles and the horse-drawn graders
ninety miles.
The significance of these facts and
figures is obvious. It has now been
established that the mechanical ap
paratus essential to the efficient han
dling of snow emergencies is inade
quate. It has further been shown
that plows attached to motor trucks
are more than six times as effective
for snow removal as are horse-drawn
graders?in that the horse-drawn unit
cieared eight and one-sixth miles of
road while each motor plow was clear
ing fifty-two and a half miles.
The announcement made today by
the District authorities demonstrates
that these facts and figures are to be
taken into account in formulating
plans for the future. Horse-drawn
graders are to be scrapped, and a
number of motor-driven plows suf
ficient to open the 524 miles of Dis
trict roads without undue strain in
twenty-four hours are to be obtained.
The street car companies should be
prevailed upon to so equip their snow
plow cars as to push the snow from
six to eight feet away from the tracks.
Twenty-four snowplows of the type
established as most efficient can be
purchased for $6,000. Attached either
to trucks now owned by the District or
to those of local business firms which j
would gladly co-operate in the civic
function of keeping District traffic
moving, they will be able to do the
work which must be done. Even as
suring the hire of twenty privately
owned trucks at $25 per truck per
day, with an initial expenditure of
$5,000, the District problem of freeing
the streets of snow would cost In the
future $500 per day of heavy storm.
Neither figure seems excessive.
Alexandria!
Alexandria is to have a white way.
The common council of Washington's
historic neighbor has voted that King
street for seven squares from Fairfax
to Patrick shall glow as nearly like
noon of a June day as electric lights
can do the job. Excellent! Advertising
pays! Well lighted streets advertise a
city, make for business and show to
everybody that a town is not only
alight but alive. Dim streets are out
of line with modern ways. And many
of Washington's streets are dim. Alex
andria, when the new white light
proves to all Alexandrians that it Is a
great, good thing on King street, will
brighten up all the other streets at
night. If Washington does not turn
more light into some of its streets men
may sometime say that Alexandria la
a city of light and Washington a city
of gloom.
.There are formalities still to be at
tended to in connection with the
Washington conference, and the im
portance of matters suggested as sub
jects for deliberation in Genoa does
not prevent an impression that the
world publio should not be called upon
to concern itself with more than one
conference at a time. <
A system of inspection that will af
ford reasonable assurance that build
ings will remain intact is an element
of the housing problem not to be
neglected.
"Furloughed" Is a polite substitute
for the grim phrase, "out of a Job."
The Personnel Batio.
Congress, should it carry out the
suggested drastic cut In the personnel
of the Navy, would contravene the
spirit and nullify the effect of the
widely approved agreement of the
arms conference for limitation of
naval establishments of the powers.
Moreover, the result would be to place
the United States Immediately at a die
sdvantage with Great Britain and Ja
pan in naval strength even for de
fensive purposes. A ratio of 6-54 in
sblpe, as provided by the treaty, will
prove a ratio on paper only if the of
ficers and seamen are not provided
efficiently to man the vessels and train
tbagnna.
. There is high naval authority for
the assertion that after the American
Alp* to be scrapped, to establish the
ratio agreed upon, are stricken from
the Navy list, the present number of
officers and men would hardly be suffi
eieat to adequately man our fleets.
Japan and Great Britain, it may be
Sspawisd upon, will keep their person
nel up to a point to make awry ship
account for itself ia the naval estab
lishment. If th? suggested red?c?ton
in Navy personnel be made, the actual
ratio, measured in fighting strength
and actual effectiveness, would in
evitably* be vitiated.
President Harding and Secretary
Hushes gave the country formal as
surance that the naval limitation
treaty does not lessen the defensive
strength of any of the signatory
powers. In making that statement
they naturally assumed that none of
the countries after agreeing to a ratio
would make It a fallacy Is practice by
rendering inefficient any part of the
naval establishment allowed under the
agreement.
Let the personnel ratio conform to
the needs of the Navy established by
the ship ratio as adopted. It Is known
to be low under present conditions.
Material reductions would make It en
tirely Inadequate. Naval strength
must be figured in terms of men at
well as ships, and the country win not
approve what would amount to con
gressional alteration of the popular
5-5-3 ratio of naval strength.
Bonne Skies Hot Cleared.
Apparently the leaders in Congress ?
are in no less a quandary today than
they were before receipt of President
Harding's letter proposing that If the
former service men are to be voted a
bonus a sales tax be Imposed to pay it.
This is not a new proposal, but com-'
ing now from the President of the
United States and the leader of the
party responsible for government. It
must be given new consideration. Its j
political aspects' will have to be exam
ined, as well as its financial and eco
nomic possibilities. These considera
tions seemingly have checked what- j
ever disposition there was in Congress,
to rush the bonus legislation through I
and leave for after consideration the j
problem ef paying it. I
The sales tax has many advocates
In Congress, but It has been definitely
rejected by the republican leaders, and
especially those of the House, as a'
means of raising revenue. Whether its
advocacy by the President will alter
this position remains to be seen. From
a political standpoint it appears to j
have both advantages and disadvan
tages. It certainly distributes the tax
widely among the people, but it does
not allow any concealment of the fact
that it is the people who pay the tax.
There is no chance for campaign ora
tors to beguile the voters into belief
that it Is being taken out of the
pockets of the "profiteers."
The President left a way out for
Congress in his intimation that voting
of the bonus might well be deferred to
a more propitious time, but proponents
of the bonus are unlikely to assent
readily to this. Should the very prac
tical difficulties In the way of an Im
mediate grant result in postponement,
the discarded suggestion that the pro
ceeds of the European loan be applied
to bonus payments might well be re
vived.
This proposal was rejected on the
ground that it would be only an un
certain promise to the service men,
but the British government now has
gone on record that It will ask no
further postponement of Interest pay
ments, so there will be an assured In
come from the largest of our Euro
pean creditors, beginning in April and
May. The principal of the British debt
to this government Is $4,166,318,358,
and interest accrued and unpaid
amounts to $508,17a,742. a total In
debtedness at the present time of 15,
674,492,100. If this Is refunded at 4%
per cent, the minimum rate stipulated
In the refunding bill, the annual Inter-1
est charge will be <241,165,914. This i
would not be sufficient to meet the
estimated yearly cost of the bonus, but j
there Is reasonable expectation that
within a year or two the rest of the j
amount could be made up through the .
effecting of economies in government
expenditures.
Safety?With Beiemtioiii. |
Various agencies have charged i
themselves with an examination or an
inquiry concerning certain obsolete I
bridges In the District. One of the j
local traction companies had an ex-j
amlnatlon made by an engineer of1
high professional achievement, and
the report was that the Calvert Street,
bridge Is safe?that Is, safe with reser- i
vatlons. The modifications are that i
loads shall be light and that they shall |
not move fast. Safety with modlflca- j
tions may be translated as partial
safety, and partial safety Is unsafety.
One of the civic clubs has also un-1
dertaken to find out how these bridges
stand, and the chairman o< the club's
bridge committee has reported the En
gineer Commissioner of the District as
saying: "It Is a well known fact that
even the most careful examination of
an old metal structure can go no
further than a search for those things
that are visible or that can be verified
by means of hammer tests. So neither
in the case of this bridge nor that of
any other iron or steel bridge of equal
age Is there the comjrtete certainty
that would exist in the case of
masonry bridge."
Here it Is! "Certainty" Is not a noun
of comparison. There Is either cer
tainty, or there ts not certainty. The
bridge may be safe, but the bridge
may not be safe. There ought not to
he a "may not" about the safety of a
bridge. The only satisfactory solution
of this matter will be the replacement
of out-of-date Iron bridges by masonry
bridges.
Public rssponse to any. appeal for
funds for a generous purpose Is al
ways liberal. Perhaps the money for a
soldier bonus would be more rapidly
raised If the method of collecting It
could be referred to as a drive Instead
of a tax.
Ireland has made brilliant progress,
but baa not yet disposed of all its
problems.
The Indiana Senatonhip.
Mr. BeverMge's announcement for
the Senate will cause no surprise. For
months he baa figured In Indiana cos
sip aa a probable contender for Mr.
NeWs seat. Be has finally yielded to
the wishes of his friends.
The contest for the republican nom
ination win stir the state. Mr. Bev
eridgs to a brilliant man. Both as
speaker and writer be to in high re
puts at home and throughout the
ooontry. His two terms la the Sonets
tastes and talents tor the
business of that body wfcieh advanced
A*'*. .1
the poasessor to a leading place in the
chamber.
Mr. New hu put hla one term to ex
cellent account. His committee assign
ments are among the best. He dhows
to advantage in the Senate debates.
He ia personally popular. Hla rela
tions with the administration are cor
dial. He ia an excellent organizer, and
owes hla place In politics to the tire- j
less exercise of his gift for organiza
tion work.
Forewarned is forearmed. The demo
crats of Indiana, and for that matter
elsewhere, are expecting advantages
from thia race. Their hope is that the
contest between these two strong men
will become so warm the friends of
the kner will in the campaign for elec
tion show but a languid interest in the
fortunes of the nominee.
This might?probably would?spell
republican defeat. So from men of
their caliber we may expect that in
case of Mr. Beverldge's success Mr.
New will put hla organization at the
candidate's service, while In case of
Mr. New'a success Mr. Beverldge will
put hft effective oratorical powers at
the service of the senator. And work
ing thus together they would probably
leave little doubt as to the result at
the polls.
Faulty Workmanship.
New York has found that there was
careless building work in a theater
which collapsed last November and in
which wreck seven men were killed.
The testimony is that a steel pillar
was not set In a concrete foundation,
but set on a steel plate which rested
011 the concrete, and that the steel
plate waa not as large as the base of
the pillar. Small pieces of plate were
added, and the whale chinked up to
make the pillar rest good and true.
Men seem prone to take chances, or
mm men will take chances, and the
matter ia not found out till the build
ing fails. It ia not possible to examine
a building ao carefully after it ia fin
ished that all defects of workmanship,
if they exist, may be discovered. It is
during the construction of the build
ing that there must be supervision and
vigilance.
According to report, Oarmans are
working industriously and eating
heartily, despite a rather eccentric
, currency ayatem. The volumlnoua pub
It .tlon of money appears to be im
portant only as a concession to time
honored custom, conducted, however,
on a plan which permits everybody to
have as much as he wants, auch as
[it is.
There haa been so much preliminary
discussion of a Genoa conference that
the ldeaa of many statesmen of differ
ent nationalities will be pretty well
understood, even if there is no oppor
tunity of presenting them on the
floor..
Tons of seed wheat have been
shipped to Russia. Lenin and Trotsky
may be persuaded to turn their atten
tion from vague economic theories
long enough to organize a practical
and reliable department of agriculture.
Philadelphia is said to reaent Jeatful
allusions to it aa a slow town. New
York is no less indignant because of
intimations that its pace is too fast.
There is no satisfying civic pride.
Experts insist that the Calvert Street
and Klingle Ford bridges are still use
ful, though they are compelled to ad
mit that the structures are far from
beautiful.
Intimations that Lenin will do hla
best to make the Genoa conference in
teresting do not lend any particular
encouragement to tha enterprise.
European statesmanship ia devoting
a considerable amount of Its energies
to tha preparation of questionnaires to
be answered by Uncle Sam.
Woman in politics have not yet nn
dertaken to organize a "farmerette"
bloc.
SHOOTING STABS.
BT PHILANDER JOHNSON".
"Acting Up."
A youngster in a surly mood
Refused to play or eat his food.
Hla flather said, "I greatly fear
Ha needs some discipline severe."
The mother smiled and shook Mr
head.
"Juat let the child alone," aha said.
"Bad moments come to great and
small.
He's merely 'acting up'; that'a an.
"He may be weary of the day;
Weary alike of chorea or play;
Or weary, as we grown folks grow.
Because tha hoo-s are dull and alow.
In Just a little while hell be
A real boy. all gay and free.
Answering youth's eternal call
He's merely "acting up'; that's all."
They say that men are grown-up boys
Who play with mora expensive toys.
SO when a friend seems to forget
True friendliness, I shall not fret,
ni wait until a brighter day
Dispels the shadows, chill and gray.
And patiently these words recall:
"He's merely 'acting up'; that'a all."
Tha Hauls of Hla Friends.
"Your enemies call you a spotlight
grabber."
"I'm not," protested Senator Sor
ghum. "I simply undertake to leave
tha spotlight apparatus In the hands
of those who will aim It In my direc
tion."
Jud Tonkins says If tha woman
(OUcs are going to wear knickers he
gueaaea tha only thing for men to do
Is to revive Roman togas.
A Practical Achievement.
Had Z a great inventor's mind
X should not seek to Show off.
Z Should be satisfied to find
A way to clean the snow off.
Irresponsibility.
"Too disapprove of valentines?"
"Entirely," replied Miss Cayenne. "I
distrust an anonymous letter, even
when it tries to be complimentary." ??
"Solomon," says Uncle Eben, "was a
wlss man. Ho bad to bo in order to
Wants Capital Motorists
To Visit National Parks
I'T NDUCINO mor.e tourist* to visit
I and camp In the national parks
1 throughout the country and oar#
ing for them after they are
there is perhaps the biggest task
facing' the national park service, ac
cording to Stephen T. Mather, direc
tor of the service.
Mr. Mather wants District motorists
to visit the parks In increasing num
bers this year, believing that these
great playgrounds offer the finest
camping sites In the country at a
! minimum of expense, with wonder
ful scenlo and other advantages.
During 1921 but fourteen automo
biles bearing District of Columbia
licenses entered Yellowstone Park,
for instance. Thest cars carried
fifty-one people. Once the motorists
[can be brought to see the feasibility
and desirability of visiting the nine
teen national parks. Director Mather
believes that a much greater number
of people from this city will avail
themselves of the privileges^
* * * *
During the recent big snow here Mr.
Mather saw a bus stuck In a drift
The bus driver endeavored to get the
automobile through, but the car
couldn't make It. Just then a small
automobile came by. A woman was
at the wheel.
"I saw this woman look, stop her
car and Jump out," Mr. Mather said.
"Then she pulled from her car an
automobile blanket. This she quickly
throw under the rear wheels of the
bus.
" 'Now back up,' she ordered. The
bus driver did so. without a word,
and soon got traction for his wheels
on the blanket and was able to sail
away. The woman picked up her1
blanket and got back Into her own
car. Her readiness so struck me that
I hurried up to ask her about It.
"As I did so I noticed a small
sticker on the windshield of her oar.
Tosemite' it read. And I found out
that this young woman was one of
those who had visited our parks and
learned in the sdhool of the great
out-of-doors a certain readiness and
ability which will stand her in stead
through life."
? * * *
The director of the national park
service heartily believes in the future
of automobile travel in the parks,
this including the automobile camps
which in the last few years have
become a feature of park life during
the summer. He feels that in no other
way can tourists get so intimate en
acquaintance with the parks, which
are the people's parks, and which,
therefore, the people ought to visit
as far as possible.
The automobile, Mr. Mather feels. Is
tho cheapest and best way to visit
the parks. By becoming a part of
one of the "automobile cities" estab
lished in Yellowstone, or one of the
other parks, a person can remain in
the open for weeks and months and
see every nook and corner or the
playgrounds.
The good roads act is being utilised
by the states in making these great
natural playgrounds more accessible,
so that within a few years it is hoped
that the dream of a "park-to-park
highway" will be a reality. Even
now many of the parks in the west
are joined by fine roads, and some
automobile tourists have made a
habit each summer oi camping for a
few weeks In each park.
* * * *
Don't leave food in your car, Mr.
Mather warns!
Those playful bears in the Yellow
stone. for Instance, have been known
to come out Into an "automobile city."
snuff around in the car seats and
begin to rip up cushions in search
of the "grub." You can't blame a
bear. So don't leave your food
around, careless-like, that's all. Even
the park rangers cannot be every
place at once. Everybody tikes the
bears, of course, so the only thins
to do is watch your food, and not
forget that a bear has a keen scent.
There were 300,000 automobile
campers In the various national porks
last year. A fee of $7.SO Is charged
for each car for the season. In the
Yellowstone Park there are four large
automobile camps, as well as smaller
ones. These camps are laid off like
cities, each automobile being given a
regular lot, on which the owner sets
up housekeeping.
Proper sanitation and running wa
ter are provided for each camp city
of automoblllsts. Dr. W. Hammon of
the United States public health Be. v
ice is now making a thorough study
of the sanitation of these camps, end
in the future the park service Is ex
pecting to supply the very latest
newage systems for the automoblllsts.
The camps must bo expanded each
year, so popular are they becoming.
* * * *
The value of a month or so entirely
In the open Is coming home to the
American people as never before.
And the national parks afford the,
Ideal camping grounds for the peo- I
pie. For a day one party of three
from Cleveland took a nine-month
trip. This Included the cost of gaso- j
line. '
"America outdoors and on wheels
each summer." That Is one of the
great ideals which the park service
is helping to realisation. The trips
can be taken safely. It Is pointed out.
as the park rangers are experienced
men and each park has its full quota.
The rangers help with the cars, help
supply food and are able to locate !
anybody In a park by means of a
telephone service on which they pride
> themselves.
At the larger parks, such as Yellow
stone. community houses are being
I erected. Two are now finished, one at,
the grand canyon, the other at the .
I Old Faithful geyser. At the Yosemlte
| Park there Is an automobile city of
? 5.000 persona
| But the service l? not alone boost
ing the spring- and summer camps.
| Winter sports are being developed, ;
and tourists at this time of the year '
can ski in Lafayette Park, Ue? and
indulge In all sorts of snow festivi
ties In Rocky Mountain Park, near
Denver.
* * * *
When the service secures a far
southern park, such as that proposed
on the Mescalero Indian reservation.
New Mexico, it will be able to offer
the people any sort of clime In the
United States. At present. If you
want to get warmth during winter in
ia national park it is necessary to go
.to the Isle of Hawaii.
As it Is. the national parks offer
great ranges of temperature each sea
son. In the Mount Rainier Park.
Washington, It Is possible, by climb
ing up the mountain, to run out of
summer into winter. In the Sequoia
National Park, by climbing, one can
get the effect of going to Alaska. In
Zlon Park, in southwestern Utah, one
man raises tigs In a warm clime and
corn in a temperate.
The natural wonders of the parks,
their glorious air, vitalized by nature
with health-giving properties, and
the efforts of man, as put forth by
the park service for the people, com
bine to Induce motorists and others
to visit them.
Some day, Mr. Mather believes^ it
will be as fashionable to have & wind
shield covered with, stickers from the
various parka as ft used to be to
have a suit case plastered with
European hotel labels.
The parks administered bjr the
national park service are Hot
Springe. Arkansas; Yellowstone,
Wyoming, Montana and Idaho;
Sequoia, California; Yosemlte, Cali
fornia; General Grant, California;
Mount Rainier. Washington; Crater
Lake, Oregon; Wind Cave, South
Dakota; Piatt, Oklahoma: Sullys Hill,
North Dakota; Mesa Verde, Colorado;
Glaoter, Montana; Rocky Mountain,
Colorado: Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands;
Lassen Volcanic, California; Mount
McKlnley, Alaska; Grand Canyon,
Arizona; Lafayette, Maine, and Zion,
Utah.
EDITORIAL DIGEST
The Vatican and World Politics.
"Few questions before the world are
so important as the attitude of the
new Pope toward modern political Is
sues," declares the New York World.
It is, therefore, "natural that all his
acts should be scanned for light upon
the probable trend of the papacy." In
deed, this "probable trend" is a mat
ter of keen Interest In American pa
pers, for while, as the Newark News
says, "as an ecclesiastical event the
election of a new Pope is wholly the
concern of the church of which he is
the supreme head," it is "a political
event also," and "aa such It is of wider
concern."
At the present critical juncture,
"when European affairs are in such
confusion, it Is especially important
that the new Pope shall be gifted as a
statesman no less than as the spir
itual head of the church," and the
Philadelphia Record speaks for Amer
ican editorial opinion when It ap
proves warmly "the selection of one
who has diplomatic and foreign serv
ice," and who. consequently, "may be
expected to view world questions in a
broad and liberal manner." For, the
New Tork Post adds, "the record of
the new Pope is one to Inspire expec
tation that he may show as great a
grasp of international questions as
Benedict XV exhibited."
Undoubtedly his will be the oppor
tunity to play "a most important part
In ordering the attain of the world in
a period of great uneasiness and un
certainty," the Wllkes-Barre Record
believes, and since, as the Columbia
(8. C.) State suggests, "he wields per
haps greater power and Influence over
a greater number of persons than any
other ruler on the globe," the Roanoke
Times finds "his announced policy" of
"universal pacification and concilia
tion" a "distinctly hopeful" one. Jusi
what the reported "liberal tendencies"
of Plus XI signify "the world will
have an opportunity to know better as
time passe*" but, crediting him with
genuine "liberal tendencies," the New
Tork Globe feels that "no man in the
world has a better opportunity to ex
ercise them" than the new head of the
Catholic Church.
? In his work toward "universal paci
fication" the Indianapolis News holds
that Pius XI "has a chance that was
denied to Benedict, and there is every
reason to believe he will make the
most of It" Another new field Is
pointed out by the New Tork Herald,
for "in several of the young Euro
pean republics erected during the
war the Cathollo Church, because or
Its hold on Its members, Is looked to
as a restraining force needed In the
conflict against socialism, disorder
and the other Ills that rise with every
change of governmental form."
To this task the new pontiff Is able
to bring "quite exceptional experi
ence of contact with secular affairs,"
knowledge which the Philadelphia
Bulletin feels "may well be of the
greatest service in guiding the church
through the troubled period which
the next few decades are likely to
bring." These varied experiences are
reviewed by many papers. Because of
his long residence and work In Milan,
where, the Boston Globe says, "Indus
trial questions are more fiercely
fought than at any other point in
western Europe," the Hartford Times
sees him entering the Vatican "better
equipped with first-hand knowledge
of the disturbed social conditions of
the world and the causes of them than
has been the good fortune of most
other Popes."
In connection with those disturb*
anoes "hb proved himself a power to.
counteract the spread of the danger
ous radicalism" wfcleh. the Buffalo
Time# remark* "has been the gravest
.V i >
problem which has faced Italy since I
the war."
Political experience was added to
Industrial, when he was sent to Po
land soon after the close of the war
"to represent the Vatican in the capi
tal of the new republic." There, the
Newark <N. J.) Star-Eagle reports,
"he came in contact with many prob
lems of which the average American
has little knowledge." He had to en
counter the march of bolshevlsm Into
Poland, the Utica. Observer continues,
and "through his wonderful person
ality and tireless work counteracted
the spread of radicalism and carried
hope and confidence to the people in
that country." The Chicago Post
feels that the new Pope's experience
in Poland "will equip him to meet the
leading problems of the new day."
and "many nations," the Des Moines
Capital believes, "will profit by his
views on the question of sound gov
ernment."
Smuggling Aliens In.
One of the most Interesting fea
tures of the smuggling of human
beings into the United States is that
there evidently Is no punishment for
the offense. The 3 per cent immi
gration law lacks teeth, probably be
cause it never occurred to the framers
of the act that European immigrants
would try to enter the United 8tates
by other than conventional methods.
If the wise men In Washington had
remembered what happened after the
Chinese were legally excluded they
might have established a penalty for
violations of the 3 per cent law. Chi
nese have been smuggled Into the
United States through either Canada
or Mexico ever since the Geary act
became effective. The smugglers
brought the coolies across the great
lakes for $100 a head and the supply
of laundrymen In this country was
regularly augmented.
The Italians, Polish Jews and other
Europeans who are legally barred
from entrance because their Immi
gration quota Is exhausted have am
bitions at least equal to those of the
Chinese. Some of them with rich
relatives in the United States are able
to pay five times as much as the old
cost of smuggling a Chinese. The
operation of getting them into Amer
ica is more difficult, but not more
hasardous. Once they are in any of
the Caribbean Islands adjacent to
Florida the task of "dummy running"
Is easy. The worst the federal au
thorities can do to the undeslred alien
Is to send him back to the place he
came from. The worst they can do
to the smuggler Is nothing unless he
has been unwise enough to try to
bring in rum as well as contraband
Immigrants.?New Tork Herald (In
dependent).
What the farmer needs most Is an
auto that will eat oats.?The Evening
World.
Ulster is a part of Ireland that
seems determined to remain apart.?
Virginian-Pilot
The Kentucky senate is lighting
over the Darwinian theory. Makes
it look as if the theory might be
truel?Pittsburgh Press.
One . nice thing about the disarma
ment conference; It gives everybody
a chance to say, "I told you so."?
Wichita Eagle.
Those 104 midshipmen who failed In
examinations may have been Inspired
by desire to co-operate with the
Washington conference.?Saginaw
News-Courier.
Because she was forbidden to smoke
a cigarette in a theater, Margot As
qulth declares this is not a free coun
try. However, the fact that she was
let come in would seem to disprove
ier assertion.?Pittsburgh Oaaette.
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Silver?Sheffield Plate
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Saturday Remains
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all we heed do is give you a reminder of what these opportunities
are?they are convincingly advantageous.
Men s Overcoats?
?that are worth up to $35?
the Double-faced fellows
Men s Suits?
?both Single and Double Breasted?
worth up to $40 ,
Boys' Wash Suits
Middies and Button-ons?
size 3 to 8 years
Boys' Overcoats?
?for the little chaps?2yi, 3 and 4 years old.
$10 and $12.50 grades
Boys' Overcoats?
?for the' older ones?8 to 18 years.
Were up to $22.50
Boys' Wool Suits?
Fancy Belted Models?
were from $16.50 to $25.
Men's Silk Shirts?
?finest of weaves, best of patterns.
$7.50 and $8 values
$19-75
$23-75
$1.69
$5.00
$11.00
$13-75
$4.95
Men s Cravats?
Silk and Wool Mixture?that are
guaranteed wear-proof. $1.15 values.
Men's Silk Hose
Pure Thread Silk; full fashioned;
all colors. $125 grade :
Men's Athletic Union Suits?
Genuine Soisette; and
usual $2.50 grade
Men's Sweaters
piain and Heather Mixtures?
Coat model. $6 grade
95c
85c
$^.65
$3-85
Men's Soft Hats
Imported Velours and American
Felts. $5, $6 and $7 grades
$Q.95
Men's Bath Rotes
Silk-bound Blanket Robes; button front,
with heavy girdle. $10 grade
Men's Shoes?
High and Low?Smart and
Conservative; Grades up to $7.50.
Boys' Shoes?
11 Brown Leather, solid all through.
Sizes 1 to 6, $2.95. Sizes 10 to 13
Boys' Stockings
Biack, Tan and White.
50c and 60c grades
\
Boys' Gloves?
Velour, in Mole, Slack
and Brown
$?.75
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$3.95
$9-75
25c
85c
95c
$1.95
$2-79
65c
Economy Floor?Suits? <tlrt7e
Men's Guaranteed Blue Serge? ^"
with two pairs of pahts
Economy Floor?Pants? $295
Boys' Pajamas
one-piece Domet Flannel;
silk frogs; $1.45 and $1.95 grades
Winslow Roller Skates?
?extension model, ball bearing;
$3 grade
Men's Athletic Jerseys
Slip-on model?Navy, Oxford and
Khaki color. $4, $5 and $6 grades
Fountain Shaving Brushes?
The Warner combination, with extra filler.
Made to sell at $5. Reduced from $1
Worsted and Cassimere;
neat patterns .
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